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Boston Man Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine

News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced today for distributing methamphetamine from his condominium in Boston’s Back Bay area.


Monmouth County Man Indicted for Laundering Money for Black Axe in South Africa

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man has been indicted for laundering money on behalf of the Cape Town Zone of Black Axe, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


News Release: A U.K. national was arrested today for conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions imposed on Russian Oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska and wire fraud in connection with funding U.S. properties purchased by Deripaska and efforts to expatriate Deripaska’s artwork in the United States through misrepresentations. The U.S. government will seek his extradition to the United States. Deripaska was previously charged with U.S. sanctions violations in an indictment unsealed on Sept. 29.


Leader of Large-Scale Cocaine Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 11½ Years in Prison

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former Florida resident has been sentenced in federal court to 138 months of incarceration on his conviction of Conspiracy to Distribute Five Kilograms of More of Cocaine, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Out of state group charged in $11M Indian call center fraud ring

News Release: HOUSTON - Three individuals have been charged for their roles in a multi-year fraud and money laundering conspiracy involving call centers, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Local woman sentenced to prison for embezzling from employer

News Release: HOUSTON - A 47-year-old woman residing in Houston has been sent to prison following her conviction of mail fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: Deripaska’s Property Manager Arrested in U.K. for Funding U.S. Properties for Deripaska’s Benefit and for Attempting to Expatriate Deripaska’s Artwork from U.S. through Deception.


Second Defendant Sentenced For Role In Conspiracy To Defraud U.S. Department Of Agriculture

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Bassam Al Saleh (65, Tampa) to 18 months in federal prison for conspiracy to defraud and to make false statements to the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA"). The court also ordered Al Saleh to make restitution to the USDA in the amount of $654,502.28.


News Release: BOSTON - Louis D. Coleman III was sentenced to life in prison today for the kidnapping and killing of Jassy Correia.


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Alex Carrasquillo-Rosado, age 31, of Syracuse, was sentenced today to 70 months’ imprisonment to be followed by five years of supervised release for possessing with intent to distribute six kilograms of cocaine seized from his car and house in November of 2021.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Shawn Anthony Graves, 29, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, also known as “crack.".


Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

News Release: Defendant Sexually Abused a Minor Child Over a Three -Year Period.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man has been charged with laundering money obtained from a variety of internet-based scams, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: Yakima, Washington - Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, today announced a $483,552 Department of Justice grant to the Kittitas County Sherriff’s Office. The grant provides funding to address mental health needs at the Kittitas County Jail.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that VANIA MAY BELL, the former comptroller of Executive Compensation Planners, Inc. (“ECP"), a registered investment adviser and financial planning firm located in New City, New York, was sentenced to 80 months...


News Release: CLEVELAND - Daniel Joseph Kitlak, 37, of Canton, Ohio, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 10, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Pamela A. Barker to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to receipt and distribution of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and possession of child pornography.


Sulphur Springs Shooter Indicted For Possessing A Firearm

News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Thaddeus Timeaus Howard (29, Tampa) with unlawful possession of a firearm. If convicted, Howard faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison.


News Release: CONCORD - Russell Graham, 42, of Lowell, MA was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possession of child sexual abuse material, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


St. Louis Man Who Carjacked Two People Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison

News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Friday sentenced a man from St. Louis, Missouri who carjacked two vehicles in 2020 while armed to 19 years in prison.


News Release: PIKEVILLE, Ky. - Justin Bryant, 38, of Shelbiana, Ky., was convicted on Friday by a federal jury in Pikeville of distributing fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl that caused the death a victim. The jury also convicted Bryant of conspiring with others to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and para-fluorofentanyl.